Wall bracket



WALL BRACKET Original Filed Feb. 5, 1926 III Gnu/M04 5,

Patented Get. 9, 1928.

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WALL BRACKET.

Application filed February 3, 1928, Serial No..85,745. Renewed August 21, 1928. I

This invention relates to a wall bracket, one of the objects being to provide a simple but attractive device of this type which can be suspended from a wall or other structure and utilized for holding small articles such as matches, small change, car tokens or tickets, etc. 7

A further object is to provide a device of this character having a. compartment for receiving ashes from cigars or the like, burned matches, etc., it being possible to readily empty the said receptacle into a suitable container after which the receptacle will close automatically at the bottom thereof.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of invention herein disclosed may be made withinthe scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings tne preferred form of the invention has been shown.

In said drawings,

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the de- H vice.

Figure 2 is a section on line 22' of Figure 1.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference 1 designates a base which can be formed of a. piece of wood suitably ornamented. To the front face of this base 1 are connected forwardly extending side walls 2 of a trash receiving compartment, these walls being connected at their front erges by a front wall 8. A movable back wall 4 normally rests against the base 1 and extends upwardly from and is adapted to swing with a bottom 5. This bottom is hingedly connected to the base 1 as shown at 6, a spring 7 being provided for holding this bottom normally pressed upwardly against the lower edges of the walls 2, 3 and 4. The bottom is extended a short distance forwardly beyond the front wall 3 so that this projecting lip can be readily engaged and depressed against the action of the spring 7 whenever it is desired to discharge the contents of the waste compartment 8 defined by the walls 2, 3 and 4.

The compartment 8 may be provided with a lining 9 of metal or, other suitable fire resisting material, thls lining being arranged not only upon the inner surfaces of the walls 2, 3 and 4 but also upon the top surface of the bottom 5.

The top of the waste compartment 8 is closed by a shelf 10 mounted ,on the side walls 2 and provided with upstanding front and end walls 11 which, with a partition 12 serve to provide spaced receptacles indicated generally at 13 and 14. v

A strike plate 15 in the form of a strip ofmctal or the like having an abrading surfaceis preferably secured along the front wall 3 of the compartment 8. Thus a match can be readily ignited by drawing it over this plate 15 and thereafter the/used match can be tossed into the compartment 8, this compartment also serving to collect cigar ashes and the like.

Brackets 15 are secured to the side walls of y the compartment 8 and are provided with upwardly extending arms 16 so shaped and proportioned as to project into the lower ends of the covers of match boxes B. Thus when a box is placed on one of the arms 16 the match containing portion will be held projected above the cover portion as indicated by broken lines in Figure 1, thereby exposing portions of the matches contained within the box so that the matches can be removed readily.

Extending forwardly from the base 1 above the compartment 14 is a shelf 17 having side walls 18 at the ends thereof. These walls are connected by a front wall 19 connected to the front edge of the shelf 17 and by a partition 20 disposed between the base 1 and the wall 19. A partition 21 is also arranged between and parallel with the end walls 18. Thus the two partitions 20 and 21 serve to divide into four separate compartments thespa-ce above shelf 17 These compartments, which have been indicated at 22, 28, 24 and 25 can be of different depths as shown. 7

Obviously various articles can be placed in these compartments. be matches, small change, car tickets or tokens, and various other articles which should usually be kept in a convenient place where they can be quickly reached. 7

It will be noted that each time the bottom 5 is swung downwardly the wall 4 swings forwardly and strikes against the front wall These articles can 3. Thus all of the contents of the compartment 8 will be delivered downwardly through the open bottom, the impact 01'? the Wall 4- against the Wall 8 serving to jar loose any material that may be adhering thereto.

What is claimed is:

The combination with a base having a. compartment extending forwardly there- 'lrom for-receiving trash, of a member hingedly mounted and constituting the bottom of the compartment, a Wall upstanding from and movable with the said bottom and normally bearing against the base to constitute 1',ese,972

a portion of the back Wall of the compartment, and yielding means for boldlng the bottom of the compartment normally closedagainst the front and side Walls of the compart-ment, the upstanding Wall carried by the bottom being movable Violently against the front Wall When the bottomis swung downwardly to open position, thereby to dislodge material accumulating on said upstandii'ig' PATRICK lVI-HTSTEAD HUGHES 

